Author: Robin Keller
District:Providence
School: Mount Pleasant High School
A. Information Works
When you researched the community and district, you were provided tables to help with the task of making sense of the various graphs available on Information Works site. For your school report, you should make sense of the data one your own. Remember that you can email your instructor if you have any difficulties.
To research your school, you should consider the questions about schools that we brainstormed in class and decide on some questions that YOU think should be answered in your description of your school You should research at least four of the indicators on the school report page for your school to gather information that you feel will serve as evidence for your description.
Questions that you would like to find answers for:
percent of people of all types across the board not reaching proficiency in math- mostly 100%
percent of people of all types across the board not reaching proficiency in reading- average 65%
Summary statement: Averages are well below Rhode Island's levels as well as the U.S. Almost no proficiency in math. Little improvement from 2007-8 to 2008-9
Summary statement:
Mount Pleasant's index scores are well below the target. Failing in graduation rate target, and in performance targets, but meeting participation targets.
3. Name of Indicator:
Data:
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4. Name of Indicator:
Data:
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B. SALT Reports
In addition to survey data reported in Information Works, the SALT Surveys and the SALT visit report provides an "on the ground" description of what a group of visiting evaluators found while visiting the school for several days. After learning more about the SALT cycle from the link above, review the most recent report for your school and summarize what you find:
School Research: NAME OF SCHOOL
Author: Robin Keller
District:Providence
School: Mount Pleasant High School
A. Information Works
When you researched the community and district, you were provided tables to help with the task of making sense of the various graphs available on Information Works site. For your school report, you should make sense of the data one your own. Remember that you can email your instructor if you have any difficulties.To research your school, you should consider the questions about schools that we brainstormed in class and decide on some questions that YOU think should be answered in your description of your school You should research at least four of the indicators on the school report page for your school to gather information that you feel will serve as evidence for your description.
Questions that you would like to find answers for:
http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/queries/FindSch.asp?ID=28150
1. Name of Indicator: Assessments
Data: Results-
math, 2007-8 2% proficiency, 2008-9 1% proficiency
reading, 2007-8 28%, 2008-9 35%
writing 2007-8 10%, 2008-9 13%
percent of people of all types across the board not reaching proficiency in math- mostly 100%
percent of people of all types across the board not reaching proficiency in reading- average 65%
Summary statement: Averages are well below Rhode Island's levels as well as the U.S. Almost no proficiency in math. Little improvement from 2007-8 to 2008-9
2. Name of Indicator: Accountability
http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/pdf/accountability/28150H-acco.pdfData:
Summary statement:
Mount Pleasant's index scores are well below the target. Failing in graduation rate target, and in performance targets, but meeting participation targets.
3. Name of Indicator:
Data:
Summary statement:
4. Name of Indicator:
Data:
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B. SALT Reports
In addition to survey data reported in Information Works, the SALT Surveys and the SALT visit report provides an "on the ground" description of what a group of visiting evaluators found while visiting the school for several days. After learning more about the SALT cycle from the link above, review the most recent report for your school and summarize what you find:Data of last SALT visit:
Notes from Report:
Summary statement: